US EditionFox News Seeks Sanctions Against Smartmatic over ‘Deleted Evidence’
- On May 21, 2025, Fox News filed a major motion in New York court seeking sanctions against Smartmatic over alleged deletion of mobile messages relevant to a $2.7 billion defamation suit.
- Fox claims Smartmatic founder Antonio Mugica directed Smartmatic President Roger Pinate Jr. To delete WhatsApp messages discussing damages days before Smartmatic sued Fox in 2021 over 2020 election coverage.
- The motion contends that close to twenty Smartmatic officials and members of its sales team erased or altered records, hindering Fox’s capacity to dispute Smartmatic’s claims for damages and challenge key evidence in its defense.
- Fox urges a court order striking all lost-profits claims after 2022, limiting damages, and instructing jurors to presume deleted data would support Fox's defense, which could dismantle Smartmatic's core damages case.
- Smartmatic's attorney Erik Connolly rejects Fox's claims as baseless retaliation aiming to avoid Fox's own evidence destruction, and states Smartmatic preserved evidence according to New York law amid continuing litigation.
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Fox Accuses Smartmatic Of Destroying 'Critical' Evidence
Fox News on Wednesday called for Smartmatic to be sanctioned, claiming that nearly two-dozen executives and other employees at the voting tech company destroyed "critical" evidence related to the company's defamation case against the television network, an accusation that comes a week after Smartmatic said Fox deleted relevant texts.
Filing: Smartmatic Executives Deleted Data, Messages Related To Lawsuit Over Election Reporting
Senior officials at the voting software company Smartmatic ordered the deletion and doctoring of evidence relevant to its ongoing defamation case against Fox News, a court filing made on Wednesday alleges. In its new memorandum filed with the New York Supreme Court, Fox News claimed that multiple Smartmatic officials — including its CEO
Fox News seeks sanctions against Smartmatic over ‘deleted evidence’
Fox News is asking a New York judge to impose sweeping sanctions against voting tech firm Smartmatic, accusing the company of systematically deleting mobile messages that undercut its $2.7 billion defamation claim. In a major legal motion filed Wednesday, Fox…
Fox News seeks sanctions against Smartmatic over ‘deleted evidence’
Fox News is asking a New York judge to impose sweeping sanctions against voting tech firm Smartmatic, accusing the company of systematically deleting mobile messages that undercut its $2.7 billion defamation claim. In a major legal motion filed Wednesday, Fox alleges that Smartmatic founder Antonio Mugica “in writing, ordered Smartmatic’s President Roger Piñate Jr. … to delete WhatsApp mobile messages discussing critical damages issues.” That di…
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The Gateway PunditFox News Notches Big Win Against Smartmatic as Appeals Court Grants Access to Damning Insider Info
Fox News lawyers fighting off a defamation lawsuit from Smartmatic Voting Systems have been granted access to new ammunition. Last week, Fox was granted access to materials connected with a […] The post Fox News Notches Big Win Against Smartmatic as Appeals Court Grants Access to Damning Insider Info appeared first on The Western Journal.
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